WORCESTER, Mass. – Clark University volleyball head coach Matthew Heckler unveiled the Cougars 2026 schedule of 24 games, which consists of nine home contests and 15 road fixtures.

The scarlet and white are set to open the 2026 campaign with a pair of contests in New York, when they travel to Vassar for neutral site contests against Western Connecticut State and Rivier on Friday, September 4. The Cougars will close out the trip with a match against Vassar on Saturday, September 5. Clark will then conclude their four-game road trip at UMass Boston (Sep. 9).

The Cougars will host their first home games of the season on Saturday, September 12 when Thomas and Fisher come to the Kneller for a tri-match. After a pair of road contests at Framingham State (Sep. 15) and Salem State (Sep. 17), Clark will open NEWMAC play with a road fixture at Salve Regina (Sep. 22).

The scarlet and white will host their first conference home game against Emerson (Sep. 26) before traveling to Coast Guard (Sep. 29) and WPI (Oct. 3) for a pair of NEWMAC contests. While at WPI, the Cougars will take on Mount St. Mary College before welcoming Mount Holyoke (Oct. 6) to the Kneller. After a road contest at Eastern Connecticut State (Oct. 10), Clark will host Smith (Oct. 13).

Clark will then travel to Wellesley (Oct. 17) and Wheaton (Oct. 20) for NEWMAC fixtures before hosting Worcester State (Oct. 22) and Springfield (Oct. 27). The Cougars will close out the regular season with a road contest at Fisher (Oct. 29), home games against Babson (Nov. 3) and Skidmore (Nov. 5) before finishing the year at MIT (Nov. 7).